《病源论》云∶小便难者，此亦是肾与膀胱热故也。
《录验方》治小便难淋沥方∶
通草（二两） 茯苓（二两） 葶苈子（二两，熬）
凡三物，下筛，以水服方寸匕，日三。
《新录单方》治小便不出、腹满气急者方∶
灸关元穴，在脐下三寸，依年壮。
又方∶车前草切三升，以水五升，煮取二升，分二服，日一。
又方∶甑带一枚，以水五升，煮取一升六合，再服。
又方∶大麻子三升，以水五升，煮麻子腹破，分二服。
又方∶煮滑石取汁，饮之立下。
又方∶葵子二升，以水四升，煮取一升六合，分三服。
又方∶茅根切二升，煮服依前，兼去渴，最妙。
《医门方》疗小便难方∶
以少盐纳茎孔中即通。
《病源论》云∶小便数者，膀胱与肾俱虚，而有客热乘之故也。
《范汪方》治小便一日一夜数十行方∶
菖蒲 黄连
二物，分等，冶筛，酒服方寸匕。
又方∶石膏半斤， 咀，以水一斗，煮取五升稍服。（以上《葛氏方》同之。）
《千金方》治小便利复非淋方∶
榆白皮二斤，水一斗，煮取五升，服三合，日三。
又方∶三年重鹊巢烧末，服之。
《葛氏方》∶治小便卒太数复非淋，一日数十过，令人疲瘦方∶
灸两足下第二指本节第一理七壮。
又方∶不中水猪膏如鸡子者一枚炙，承下取肥汁尽服之，不过三。此二方并治遗尿也。
又方∶鸡肠草一把，熟捣，酒一升渍一时，绞去滓，分再服。
《医门方》疗小便数日夜出无节度方∶
小豆苗叶，捣绞取汁，饮一二升，立止，极效。
The *Bing Yuan Lun* (Treatise on the Origins and Manifestations of Diseases) states: Difficulty in urination is also caused by heat in the Kidney and Bladder.
The *Lu Yan Fang* (Verified Formulas) for treating difficult and dribbling urination:
Tongcao (2 liang) Poria (2 liang) Sesamum Seed (2 liang, stir-fried)
These three substances are ground into fine powder. Take one fangcun bi (a square-inch measure) with water, three times a day.
The *Xin Lu Dan Fang* (Newly Recorded Simple Formulas) for treating complete urinary retention with abdominal distension and急促 breathing:
Moxibustion at Guanyuan (CV-4), located 3 cun below the umbilicus; the number of moxa cones should correspond to the patient's age.
Another formula: Cut 3 sheng of Plantago Leaf (Cheqian Cao), boil in 5 sheng of water until reduced to 2 sheng. Divide into two doses, taken once daily.
Another formula: Boil one steamer cloth (Zeng Dai) in 5 sheng of water until reduced to 1 sheng and 6 he. Take in two doses.
Another formula: Boil 3 sheng of Hemp Seed (Dama Zi) in 5 sheng of water until the seed coats break. Divide into two doses.
Another formula: Boil Talcum (Huashi) to extract the juice and drink it; urination will flow immediately.
Another formula: Boil 2 sheng of Okra Seed (Kuizi) in 4 sheng of water until reduced to 1 sheng and 6 he. Divide into three doses.
Another formula: Cut 2 sheng of Imperata Rhizome (Maogen) and boil as described above; it also relieves thirst and is most effective.
The *Yi Men Fang* (Medical Gate Formulas) for treating difficulty in urination:
Place a small amount of salt into the urethral orifice; urination will then flow freely.
The *Bing Yuan Lun* states: Frequent urination occurs because both the Kidney and Bladder are deficient, allowing exogenous heat to invade.
The *Fan Wang Fang* for treating urination dozens of times a day and night:
Acorus Rhizome (Changpu) Coptis Rhizome (Huanglian)
These two substances in equal parts are ground and sifted. Take one fangcun bi with wine.
Another formula: Calcined Gypsum (Shigao) 0.5 jin, crushed, boiled in 1 dou of water until reduced to 5 sheng. Take slowly. (This is the same as the *Ge Shi Fang*.)
The *Qian Jin Fang* (Thousand Gold Formulas) for treating frequent clear urination that is not dysuria:
Boehmeria Bark (Yu Bai Pi) 2 jin, boiled in 1 dou of water until reduced to 5 sheng. Take 3 ge per dose, three times a day.
Another formula: Burn the nest of a three-year-old magpie to ash, and take the powder.
The *Ge Shi Fang*: For treating sudden severe frequency of urination without dysuria, occurring dozens of times a day, leading to fatigue and emaciation:
Moxibustion on the first crease of the proximal interphalangeal joint of the second toe of both feet, seven cones each.
Another formula: Roast a piece of lard (pig fat) that has not been exposed to water, roughly the size of a chicken egg. Catch the melted fat and consume it entirely; do not exceed three doses. These two formulas also treat enuresis.
Another formula: Take one handful of Polygonum Multiflorum Vine (Jichang Cao), cook and crush it thoroughly. Soak in 1 sheng of wine for one shichen (two hours). Strain off the dregs and divide into two doses.
The *Yi Men Fang* for treating frequent urination day and night without regulation:
Crush and squeeze the juice from Mung Bean Sprouts (Xiaodou Miaoye). Drink 1–2 sheng; urination stops immediately. It is extremely effective.